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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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